A-1
Comparison between NS-series PTs and CX-Programmer
A-1-2 Monitoring I/O Status of Ladder Program
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A-1-2
Monitoring I/O Status of Ladder Program
Function
NS Series
CX-Programmer
Display execution status of the
program section
By color
By color
Displaying special instruction
word data, TIM/CNT present
values
Display on the ladder
Display on the ladder
Differentiation monitoring/Stop
monitoring
None Possible
Force-set/reset or set/reset
Enabled for ladder diagrams or the
Multiple I/O Monitor.
Can be performed by specifying the
input bit/word on the ladder diagram.
Changing present values
Possible, but floating-point values
cannot be changed.
Possible
Changing set values
Possible Possible
Changing timer/counter set
values
Possible, but address-specified set
values cannot be changed.
Possible
When DM/EM indirect
addressing is used for
comparison instruction
operands
Time comparison instructions
Execution status is not displayed to
the right of comparison instructions.
(The ON/OFF status of input bits and
outputs, and present values for
operands used in special instructions,
are displayed.)
The upper part of a comparison
instruction is displayed in yellow.
Execution status is not displayed to
the right of comparison instructions.
(The ON/OFF status of input bits and
outputs, and present values for
operands used in special instructions,
are displayed.)
A-1-3
Search Program Section Function
Function
NS Series
CX-Programmer
Searching for input bits
(contacts)
Possible Possible
Searching for instructions
Search input bit of output-group
instructions by Operation code +
Operand
Search all instructions by Operation
code + Operand
Searching for addresses
Possible Possible
Searching for next/previous
Possible Possible
Searching for comments/
strings
Not possible
Possible
Jumping to the input bit’s
address (Jump to the program
section using the input bit of
cursor position on the ladder)
Possible Possible
Jumping to the program
section number
Not possible
Possible
Searching from a PT screen
for addresses specified as
alarms
Possible Not
possible
Returning to previous search
results
Possible Possible
Searching from an END
instruction onwards
Not possible
Possible
Searching for address
(words)
Only the one word specified for an
operand is searched for.
All of the words used for the operand
(i.e., the number of words used by the
instruction) are searched for.
Specifying the first operand in
a JMP or JME search
Not possible
Possible
Summary of Contents for ns series
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Page 15: ...NS Series Ladder Monitor OPERATION MANUAL LADDER MONITOR ...
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Page 19: ...Section 1 Introduction ...
Page 31: ...Section 2 Installation ...
Page 43: ...Section 3 Basic Operation ...
Page 93: ...Section 4 Troubleshooting ...
Page 100: ...4 1 Troubleshooting 4 1 4 Error Message When Using Programming Console Function 98 ...
Page 101: ...Appendices ...
Page 106: ...A 2 Standard Models 104 ...
Page 107: ...NS Series Ladder Monitor OPERATION MANUAL I O Comment Extracting Tool ...
Page 109: ...Section 1 Introduction ...
Page 118: ...1 5 Specifications 12 ...
Page 119: ...1 5 Specifications Section 2 Installation ...
Page 121: ...2 1 Installing the I O Comment Extracting Tool Section 3 Basic Operation ...
Page 128: ...3 3 Uninstalling the I O Comment Extracting Tool 22 ...
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